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[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Elevation - domed, colonnaded circular structure] – Antique Print

[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Elevation - domed, colonnaded circular structure], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)." — historic drawing
[Monuments, Washington, D.C. Elevation - domed, colonnaded circular structure], and Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html).". Historic drawing from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Monuments, Washington, D.C. Elevation - domed, colonnaded circular structure], preserved in this historic drawing. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This ink and wash drawing shows a domed, colonnaded circular structure in elevation, meaning a flat, head-on view that records the design's height, proportions, and column spacing rather than how it looked from a particular spot. Architects and engineers often drew elevations like this to present proposals to clients, building committees, or public commissions, and the wash, a thin layer of tone, suggests the shadow and solidity of masonry. Monuments in the capital were frequently designed around classical forms such as the colonnade and dome, which signaled civic dignity. The record does not name the designer or the exact date, so the drawing is best read as a record of an architectural intention for a monument in Washington.

Created / publishedand Engineering (ADE) Drawings" (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/103_ade.html)."
Medium1 drawing : ink and wash on paper.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,164 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175917

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